Title

Authors

Department

English

Document Type

Book

Files

Description

The women writers in this quietly elegant collection share their thoughts and feelings on the Great Lakes region, one neglected in nature writing, with sublime intelligence. Whether they are relative newcomers to the area or longtime residents, their wonder and deep appreciation for all the lakes have to offer is evident in each essay. The lakes themselves are of paramount importance to these writers, and this focus on their subject and not themselves keeps the anthology firmly grounded as nature writing at its very best. Sharon Dilworth remembers mysterious recurring losses at Lake Superior; Leslie Stainton traces the history of place through a point on Lake Erie in her erudite and elegant discussion; and Sue William Silverman, an ocean lover, finds Lake Michigan revelatory. Separately the essays are delightful, intimate, and surprising, and collectively they prove to be compulsively readable. A class act from start to finish.--"Mondor, Colleen" Copyright 2007 Booklist

Call number in WMU's library

PS562 .F74 2006

ISBN

0870137891

Publication Date

2006

Keywords

American Prose, Literature, Great Lakes

Disciplines

American Literature | Creative Writing | Reading and Language

Comments

Edited by: Alison Swan

Citation for published book

Swan, Alison, ed. Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2006.

Recommended Citation

Swan, Alison, "Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes" (2006). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 223.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/223